1. Cynthia Henri McLeod is a Surinamese novelist known for her historic novels and whose debut novel instantly made her one of the most prominent authors of Suriname.
12 Facts About Cynthia McLeod
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Cynthia McLeod is the half-sister of Dutch politician Kathleen Ferrier.
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Cynthia McLeod married Dr Donald McLeod whom she met in the Netherlands.
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In 1962 they went to Suriname, where Cynthia McLeod studied for a teaching degree in Dutch language and Dutch literature.
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Cynthia McLeod later became Suriname's ambassador to Belgium and the United States.
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Abroad, Cynthia McLeod started writing; during her stay in Belgium she had the opportunity to do research in the archives of The Hague, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Emmerich, and Koln.
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The first print was sold out within a few weeks and Cynthia McLeod became the most famous Surinamese novelist overnight.
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Cynthia McLeod studied the life of Elisabeth Samson for over eleven years.
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For eight years subsequently Cynthia McLeod studied the social structure and life of that period, which allowed her to position Elisabeth as a rich free black person in this society dominated by prejudices and white supremacy.
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Cynthia McLeod then wrote the novel The Free Negress Elisabeth.
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Cynthia McLeod considered the dilapidated state of the Elisabeth Samson House shameful, and established the Elisabeth Samson Foundation in order to restore the building to its original condition.
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Cynthia McLeod further engages in historic city tours through the centre of historic Paramaribo, which has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2002.